They colored his hair at school, so we went with clown for the next celebration (2009)

My 3-year-old pirate and me (with blond hair, strangely enough), 2010

3-year-old fire chief, 2010

And this year, 4 years old:

Magician (or vampire)

Robot

And a firefighter again.

Yes, Sam co-opted Mikko's robot costume. It was only fair, though, considering how long Sam spent making it. Sam was a trick-or-treating celebrity. We kept hearing, "Cool robot!" as we passed. Because, as you see, he was a very cool robot.

Alrik, 5 months old, went as a baby firefighter for his first Halloween.

And also as a trick-or-treat bag!

I freaked him out a little with my vampire-ness. Too bad, because "I vant to suck your milk" would have been an awesome line coming from him.

I think we had enough costumes between us.

Consulting the map for treats

There they are! And one of the four Waldos we saw. They're thick on the ground this year.

Yea for Seattle businesses and their generosity!

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I thought the same thing as Adrienne: what a lucky boy to dress up as so many things this year! It's so funny how he looks so similar in all the pictures. Especially because he always had that adorable curly hair. And Alrik is getting so big! Wow!

They colored his hair at school?! I mean, did they ask first? I don't have a problem with the idea of coloring a child's hair, but never heard of it happening at school. What did they use? Did he like it?

@Adrienne: Other years, we had fun creating different costumes for him. This year, he was just picky. ;) He wouldn't wear anything for long, which means some of our pictures of him as a "robot" are just of a kid in a pajama shirt. Oh, well!

That's funny about the sister thing. Yeah, I got a bug to go blond for awhile. Took a lot of work (I did the initial plunge & upkeep myself), but I'm glad I did it at least once. :) (Actually, it was my second time…)

@Momma Jorje: That wig in person was horrific (you know, the super-fake-hair kind), but I kind of liked the look. ;)

The very first day Mikko went to preschool was St. Patrick's Day and he came home with green hair. It's that color hairspray stuff. It smells like cheap cologne and gets on everything, but it washes out (eventually) and was pretty fun. I guess they didn't get enough complaints to stop…

So cute!! I think I like the robot the best! Nice work, with the variety... It's tough to keep up with the number of times they change their minds, hey?! We had several last minute variations here, too... My props to Sam for the robot costume!!

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Riding the rails with my husband, Crackerdog Sam, and our hobo kids, Mikko Lint Picker (born June 2007), Alrik Irontrousers (born May 2011), and one on the way (coming October 2014). Trying every day to parent intentionally and with grace.